Quotes
are usually used to introduce or support a premise made in a
presentation, sales pitch or advertisement. But if your using
quotes solely in that context, you could be overlooking an
enlightening aid. Quotations are indispensable in crafting
presentations, both at the brainstorming stage and...Read More »Quotes
are usually used to introduce or support a premise made in a
presentation, sales pitch or advertisement. But if your using
quotes solely in that context, you could be overlooking an
enlightening aid. Quotations are indispensable in crafting
presentations, both at the brainstorming stage and...Read More »
Don't
get into such a hurry that you cant share a joke with a crew member
or fire back a wisecrack to another team leader. Even during a busy
workday, you can spare the few seconds required for humor. Humor
is, of coarse, subjective. Like anything else, it must be enjoyed
in moderation and with the...Read More »
Consciously
or unconsciously, during a period of transition, a company's
energy, focus, attention and resources are transferred to other
priorities. Its therefore important that safety, health and well
being of employees be included in a company's vision or ideal
state. And this vision must be...Read More »Most employers have numerous
policies and rules of conduct for their employees. However,
many either enforce them inconsistently or not at 
all. This can become a problem when an employer decides a
particular employee is not performing up to expectations or
demonstrates inappropriate conduct. If...
Small business owners have a
significant monetary and 
personal investment in their businesses. This can be a
tremendous motivation to succeed. However, if owners take
issues involving employee conduct personally, problems can arise.
For example, if an employee complains that the owner doesn’t
care...
On-line social media, such as social networking websites and
blogs, can be highly effective business tools for sharing ideas and
exchanging information. However, they can present challenges for
employers trying to balance the
responsibility to monitor and respond to employee misuse of social
media...
The Work Opportunity Tax Credit
offers a federal tax break to employers
that hire workers from targeted disadvantaged groups on or before
Aug. 31, 2011.
- The credit is worth up to 40 percent of the first $6,000 of qualifying wages paid to a WOTC-certified worker employed at least 400 hours.
- For...
Employee
lawsuits are expensive. Juries tend to sympathize
with employees and award damages in the
millions. Clearly, this can be devastating to the
employer.
In most cases, the underlying reason for employee lawsuits is that a manager or supervisor either caused the problem or could have prevented...
Read More »There are a number of habits we could work on to improve our safety
awareness and limit quite a bit of accidents and injuries. A great
place to start is to dedicate one day to making a conscious effort
to look at yourself along with your workers to see what you are
actually doing all of the time....Read More »
For the first three months of 2010,
employee absence rates averaged 0.8 percent of scheduled worker
days. While this may no
t
seem to be a lot, absenteeism is one of the human resource issues
that frustrates and concerns employers.
The HR Department at Management 2000, a PEO with offices...
The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration recently proposed a number of regulatory revisions. OSHA’s goal in requesting these revisions is to remove or revise requirements that are confusing, outdated, duplicative, or inconsistent. These proposed changes include a number of revisions...
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How can you get your safety programs adopted by your organization? The first step is to developer the mindset necessary to be a successful advocate for your initiatives. Look inward. Be clear about your vision. What do you want to accomplish? Where and how do you truly want to make a difference? To...Read More »
Regular
attendance at work is an essential function of most
jobs. However, there are many legitimate reasons why employees
cannot be at work every day. In order to help control absenteeism,
employers should have a policy that addresses issues associated
with attendance. These issues include...
Whatever
training aid you choose for your presentations, don't let it steal
your show. For example, instead of repeating whats on a PowerPoint
slide, use the slide to only reinforce an important point. Go where
the class takes you. Instructors who are not very familiar with
their topic tend to use...Read More »
When
you give instructions, set clear expectations. Outline the results
you expect.People need meaningful work. Provide workers with variety and responsibility to keep them motivated.
Listen to the opinions of others.
Praise people for their efforts.
Include others. Ask workers for their advice.
Prop...Read More »
Effective
communication is a essential skill for safety professionals.
Whether you re communicating through an internal memo, safety
training or in person, its important to ensure that you re message
is understood. This is just as important when you re sending a
message electronically. Remember...Read More »
The
U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) recently announced a detailed
enforcement strategy entitled "Plan/Prevent/Protect."
This initiative will require various subunits of the DOL
(specifically OSHA, MSHA, OFCCP, and WHD) to propose regulations
requiring employers to develop plans for identifying and...
Cognitive behavioral methods are essential for sustaining lasting change related to safety,health and Enviormental improvement, for both management and employees. One of the cognitive techniques that's been proven effective is called visualization. You Can use visualization to teach people safe...Read More »
A
job safety analysis (jsa) is not always best left only to a safety
supervisor.Your workers experience in doing the job gives them
superb knowledge of what can go wrong from a safety and health
standpoint. While some hazards can be obvious to everyone, many
workers probably encounter situations...Read More »Employers
need to be sure that the candidate they hire for a particular
position meets the requirements for the job. These
requirements may include, among other things, a certain level of
education or job experience. The sad truth is that some
candidates lie on their resumes and/or applications....
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